Clothes-drier.



J. HBGGBN'. CLOTHES DRIER. APPLIQATION FILED APR. 3, 1 907.

ATTORNEY PATENTBD JULY'1'4, 190s.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HEGGEN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ADOLPH E.OHRISTOPHERSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HEGGEN, citizen of the United States, residingat Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to im rovements in clothes-driers of that class wich are provided with a vertically movable member having radiating armsupon which the articles to be dried are hung.

The object of the invention is the erfecting of such devices to provideone of simple and inexpensive construction, which is of neat appearance,occupying but little space, and is efficient in operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation andcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes drier embodying myimprovements with the lower portion shown in section and, for clearness,some of the sticks omitted. Fig. 2, a horizontal section of the sametaken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3,'a vertical longitudinal section ofthe head; Fig. 4, is an enlarged cross sectional view of one of thesticks to illustrate the wire stick-links; and Fig. 5 is a perspectivedetail view of the outer portion of one of the sticks to illustrate oneof the offices of the stick-links.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 5 represents a standard adaptedto be fixedly secured, as by screws 6, to a room -wall or a like uprightsurface. This standard is formed desirably of wood and is provided inits side edges with longitudinal grooves 7 and has in its front face asimilarly arranged central groove 8.

Slidabl attached to the standard is a head 9 adapte to be slidablymounted upon the standard 5 by a frame portion 10 which embraces thestandard in front of said side grooves 7 and terminates in inwardlydirected elongated ends 11 which engage with these side grooves.Connected integrally with said frame portion of the head as by divergingbracket arms 12, is an arcuate front ortion comprised of an upper web 13and a ower web 14 with rad1a ly' disposed inwardly curvedinterconnecting ribs 15.

The webs 13-14 are concentric and of un- Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed April 3, 1907. Serial No. 366,096.

Patented July 14, 1908.

equal radii, the lower one protruding beyond the periphery of the otherto furnish a shelf upon which are fulcrumed the clothes sticks 16 whenin operation. These sticks are inserted in the interstices 17 betweensaid ribs and are retained therein by any suitable means which isincapable of being drawn through the respective interstices, as,desirably, a wire ring 18 at one end and a link 19 pivotally connectedat the other end of a stick. Such a link, see Fig. 4, is formed ofspring wire which is doubled centrally of its length as at 19' andthence extends for a short distance and is bent outwardly as 19 and thencontinued in two arms 19' substantially parallel and terminate inopposing rectangularly bent ends which are sprung into a hole 20 fromopposite sides of the stick.

-21 is a bridge-piece connecting the web 13 with the portion 10 of theframe and is pro vided with an aperture 22 and a communieating notch 23at the side thereof next to said frame. The function of this notch is toreceive the line 24 by which the head is suspended, and, to make aconnection between the line and the head, the part 2 3 of the latter ismade with a concavity 25 immediately below the notch for the receptionof a knot 24 formed upon the end of the line. This line is extendedabout a grooved sheave 26 mounted in a pulley housing 26 secured to theto of the standard 5 whence it passes throug the aperture 22 and isfastened in a bifurcated attachment 27 at the bottom of the standard byproviding knots, such as 24 at suitably spaced positions to respectively7 engage beneath the claws of this attachment when the head is in itslower and uppermost positions. To facilitate the movement of the headand to furnish additional support therefor, said frame portion of thehead is provided with pendent arms 28 to carry the axle 29 of a roller29 which travels in the groove 8 and serving as an antifriction bearing,and likewise through engagement with the sides of the groove preventslateral tilting of the head in event of the uneven loading of the head.

When the device is not in use the sticks are dropped through theinterstices 17 of the head so that the rear ends of the sticks will beat the bottom and in relatively close relation with the standard, thusoccupying but little space. 0 c

When the drier is to be used the head, if

- of the drier.

not already so located, is brought to the bottom of its travel andthereat secured by the proper knot of the line being engaged beneath theclaws of attachment 27. The sticks are now thrust upwardly through theirinterstices to bring them into radial positions in a horizontal planeand whereupon they are prepared to receive the clothes which aresuccessively hung by forming a fold in each to receive the respectivestick.

Ordinarily the doubling of the fabrics over the sticks will suflice toprevent their falling 'ofi, but if not the links 19 may be thrown back,as shown in Fig. 5, to engage individually over the adjacent edges ofthe fabric. This feature of the invention is particularly advantageouswhere a drier is to be employed outside of a dwelling and where subjectto winds. However, the links may also otherwise serve a useful functionby allowing articles of clothing which are to be dried being caught inthe contracted parts of the link or in two adjacent links and hungdroopingly therebetween, thereby increasing the capacity When the drierhas been thus supplied with clot-hes it is elevated through manipulatingthe said line as a hoist and then secured by engaging the knot of theline with the claw attachment as before explained.

Having described my invention, what I claim is,-

In a device of the class described, a standard adapted to be secured toa stationary support and provided with longitudinal grooves in the sidefaces and a longitudinal groove in the front face, a head having an.arcuate front portion provided with an upper web and a lower web andradial inwardly curved ribs connecting said webs, said head beingprovided with spaced apertures between said ribs for receiving theclothes supporting members and with side arms provided with lugsengaging the side channels of the standard, said head having a bridgepiece provided with an aperture and having a notch at one side thereofcommunicating with said aperture, said head having a depending armprovided with a terminal guide roller operating in the frontlongitudinal channel of the standard, and means for adjusting said headand its attachments longitudinally of the standard.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HEGGEN. Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, GUY M. TnoMPsoN.

